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THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 25, 1940

MIRROR OF WORLD

OPINION

TIME OF TRIAL

due to the superior-organization of the forces of evil. It is with the faith Divine Province will ensure

the

Britons in this time of trial would that do well to face the facts coolly and the ultimate victory of the forces for calmly. Mr. Winston Churchill has good that whatever is to come must already announced the determination be awaited. The situation even now of the British Empire to fight on. It is not hopeless. By grimly fixed de- will do so as the last bulwark of de- termination' to hestitate at no sacrifice for mocracy in Europe. There undoubted- in the cause of ultimate victory ly lies ahead of the Empire months, the Allies, by a willingness to struggle. indeed years, of arduous struggle, when against whatever the odds may be this every endeavour of the Empire as a Holy war under the shadow of whole, and of its individual compon- Cross shall yet be won. The British ents will be bent toward bringing Empire is not defeated; it will never about the defeat of enemies who if be so long as it believes in the sacred- they were to succeed would make life ness of its cause and is willing to en- not worth living. Britons will never dure all the hardships which a con- submit to the conditions which would tinuation of this struggle will inevi- reduce them ta mere helots. Rather tably entail.-"North will they fight to the death. It is part of their traditional history, and never do they fight better than when facing fearful odds. It should be re- membered that:--

All our past proclaims our future: Shakespear's voice and Nelson's hand. Milton's faith and Wordsworth's trust in this our chosen and chainless land.

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News."

China Daily

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AMERICAN DEFENCE

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to

Fires abroad make Americans look own protective anxiously to their equipment. The concern is not mere- ly with pouring out money; defence is not always to be obtained that way; the important thing is to make sure the money. obtains effective Bear us witness: come the world that

material and training. Fortunately, against her England yet shall stand.

That is the spirit in which the future the United States has time to do must be faced. The times ahead will job without wasteful hurry and con- promptly-but make demands upon Britons all over fusion if it is done the world such as they have never possibly not a moment to spare. met before. Man, woman and

The first line of defence, the Navy, hild must combine in a fixity of pur- already is receiving an increase of 11 pose that this dread menace which per cent in its tonnage under the re- throws its gloomy shadow over so gular supply bill now going through much of Europe shall be destroyed Congress. It is more important for all time, that the sun of freedom get these ships actually built, launch- may again shine in all lands, and that ed and manned than it is to authorize men shall be allowed to live their lives possibly a 25 per cent increase mere- in peace and security. There is thus ly on paper. The proposal to put delegated to the British Empire the Navy yards and shipbuilding plants gravest responsibility it has ever had on a twenty-four-hour working basis to accept, a holy war in defence of all is in the right direction. those ideals for which the British have fought during long centuries. No one for a moment will believe that path which has to be trodden will not the equipment of the Army and the air forces. In aviation the United Destiny be a long and painful one. demands that it shall be followed and States has stepped back in order to every loyal son of Britain will do so. put its production capacity at the dis- There can no longer be thought of self posal of the French and British, and this is sound; yet it should be pos- but a common unity of purpose to en- sure that these evil things which now sible at the same time to move ahead threaten the world shall be dispersed on the programme which was intend- Since ed to put 5,500 more planes in the in complete and utter defeat. the above was written unconfirmed American forces by 1941, in order that reports have been received from two pilots, may be trained in handling the

newest types. sources stating that France will con- tinue to fight alongside Great Britain so that what has been written above may now have to be read in the light of that modification of the situation. ate subcommittee on military affairs that the United States Army could not now put into the field more than 75,000 men as fully equipped as were the German troops in Norway. Army

But back of the Navy, it is clearly the time now to be thinking seriously of

On the ground, a condition of seri- ous neglect exists. Gen. George 0. Marshall, chief of staff, told a Sen-

An eloquent letter in to-day's cor- respondence columns indicates a splen- did spirit which should be emulated. Undoubtedly there is a readiness amongst the British community to do plans call for equipping and training a "minimum protective force" of ap- the much more than it is at present direct-proximately 450,000, including ly they get a lead. The impression is regular Army, National Guard and formed that if the leaders of the com- organized reserves. This is about munity would give the necessary ini- 100,000 less than the Army of Hol- tial impulse along some of the lines land. which have already been indicated, whether it be funds for aeroplanes, or

There has been some talk of a citi- to to this voluntary taxation, war savings and zen army to be added the like they would receive a most make a total of from 600,000 to 1,000,- 000 men under arms. That may be gratifying response. It is certainly a

But possibility which should be thoroughly desirable at some future stage.

first explored. In times such as these mere it should be obvious that the patriotism is not enough, though it need is to supply completely the re- can best be demonstrated, situated as gular Army with the guns, munitions the British community out here is, by and_motorized equipment it needs to greater and wider support for every conduct modern mechanized warfare, form of war activity, whether it be and then to equip similarly the Na- only war charity, or whether it be tional Guard, before thinking to ex- for the purchase of war material in pand a force of recruits which might every possible form. Already in Hong become an ill-armed rabble, Kong there has been a most gratifying The large-scale manoeuvers to be response to an appeal for funds with held in each of the four army corps which to purchase aeroplanes. It is be-. areas this summer also are part of lieved a similar movement here would the training necessary for an effective be equally successful for there is some military force. The appropriations for thing inspiring in the thought that the these, for the equipment necessary to money given is for the express purpose a highly efficient Army nucleus, of directly striking back at the enemy. well as for all strength that can prac- For the rest it is necessary that the tically be provided to the Navy, should British community in China should be considered by the House and Sen- await the future with a calm confi- ate, without niggardliness and with a dence. Of a truth this is not a case view to providing a thoroughly well- ''in which' God" marches with the big equipped and well-organized defence battalions, but of a temporary setback force.-"Christian Science Monitor."

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THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 25, 1940

SIXTY PLANES ATTACK MALTA

An

Cairo, To-day.

R.A.F. communique says a large force of enemy bombing aircraft escorted by a flight of fighters raided Malta on Sunday.

Over 60 aircraft participated, yet only slight damage was done. Five civilians were wounded.

R.A.F.

FIGHTER PILOTS

London, To-day. Thirteen airmen who between thom destroyed 67 enemy planee In air combat figured last night in a new list of R.A.F. men awarded the D.F.C. or the D.F.M.

Among them. was a former clork, Sergt. Alfred Whithy, of Liverpool, who shot down, five enemy planes during only five days In France and since his re- turn to England has destroyed another. He gots the D.F.M.

Another exploit was that of Pilot-Officer Lewis, a South African, who won the D.F.C. for shooting down five Germans sin- gle-handed. Reuter.

DOCTOR

brought BADLY

One enemy fighter was down by one of our aircraft. The Italian pilot was rescued from the sea after a parachute descent.

An Italian three-engined bomber attempting a reconnaissance Malta was

over

WOUNDED

The fate of a Hong Kong intercepted by British fighters and shot down in flames, doctor and three Chinese The pilot and second pilot were nurses, attached to a hospi- saved from the sea after a para-tal in Pingwu, on the Canton four members of the crew are Line, north of Shumchun, is

chute descent, but the remaining

missing.

Further bombing raids were carried out on Macaaca aerodrome. Two buildings were destroyed and several fires started.

Valuable reconnaissance flights were carried out over enemy territory on various fronts.-Reuter.

Night Attacks In Reich

London, To-day.

"On

The Air Ministry announce: Sunday daylight attacks were made by our bombers on railway junctions and aerodromes in Holland and Ger- many. Three of our aircraft are miss- ing.

unknown.

They failed to Cross into